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Old 08-26-2008, 08:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Diverticulitis

Just wondering if anyone has any personal or professional experience with it.

It appears that my husband has an acute bout of it (his first). We seem to have caught it early. His pain started yesterday and he saw his doc today and he has given him prescriptions for two antibiotics. He is to call his MD tomorrow at 10:00 am with an update. Then he might be looking at a CTScan or something else.

He is not running a fever.
His abdomen is very distended and rather firm.
He has not pooped since yesterday morning.
He's in quite a lot of pain ... to the point where it hurts to take a deep breath and he can't stand up straight.

Of course, the doc told him nothing about what to or not to eat. I have done some research, and have an idea about what he needs to do NOW and what changes he needs to make down the road once things are healed.

Just curious what anyone else's experience has been.

(And Gabe, if you're reading this, you need not reply! )

Thanks!
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